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Gennadi Sarafanov
Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Russian: Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; born January 1 1942 in Sinenkie ) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 mission.
Sarafanov graduated from the Soviet air Force academy and held the rank of Colonel.
He only made a single spaceflight before resigning from the space programme in 1986 and lecturing in technology.
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